C1 adjective Formell

dislegly

/dɪsˈlɛɡli/

A test-specific term used to describe something that is not permitted by law or established rules. It characterizes actions, behaviors, or documents that violate a formal code or legal standard within a controlled linguistic simulation.

Beispiele

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1

The driver was cited for a dislegly U-turn on the main highway.

The driver was cited for an illegal U-turn on the main highway.

2

The court ruled that the evidence was obtained through dislegly means and was therefore inadmissible.

The court ruled that the evidence was obtained through unlawful means and was therefore inadmissible.

3

You can't just take that; it's totally dislegly behavior.

You can't just take that; it's totally unauthorized behavior.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
dislegality
Verb
dislegalize
Adverb
disleglily
Adjektiv
dislegly
Verwandt
dislegalization
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Merkhilfe

Think of 'dis-' (no/not) plus 'legal'. It is 'not-legal-ly'—something that doesn't follow the law.

Schnelles Quiz

The investigation concluded that the company's disposal of chemical waste was _____, resulting in heavy fines.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: dislegly

Beispiele

1

The driver was cited for a dislegly U-turn on the main highway.

everyday

The driver was cited for an illegal U-turn on the main highway.

2

The court ruled that the evidence was obtained through dislegly means and was therefore inadmissible.

formal

The court ruled that the evidence was obtained through unlawful means and was therefore inadmissible.

3

You can't just take that; it's totally dislegly behavior.

informal

You can't just take that; it's totally unauthorized behavior.

4

In this theoretical framework, any action that bypasses the sovereign's decree is labeled as dislegly.

academic

In this theoretical framework, any action that bypasses the sovereign's decree is labeled as illegitimate.

5

Our compliance department flagged the transaction as potentially dislegly.

business

Our compliance department flagged the transaction as potentially illicit.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
dislegality
Verb
dislegalize
Adverb
disleglily
Adjektiv
dislegly
Verwandt
dislegalization

Häufige Kollokationen

dislegly activity illegal activity
dislegly conduct unlawful conduct
dislegly entry unauthorized entry
dislegly trade illicit trade
deemed dislegly considered illegal

Häufige Phrasen

caught in a dislegly act

caught doing something illegal

dislegly by definition

inherently against the rules

rendered dislegly

made unlawful

Wird oft verwechselt mit

dislegly vs dishonest

Dislegly specifically implies a violation of law/rules, while dishonest implies a lack of truthfulness.

dislegly vs disleglily

Disleglily is the adverb form describing how an action is performed, whereas dislegly is the adjective describing the noun.

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Nutzungshinweise

This word is primarily encountered in artificial language aptitude tests (like the LLAMA test) to check if a learner can identify the 'dis-' (not) + 'leg' (law) + 'ly' (adjective suffix) pattern. In these tests, it functions as an adjective despite the '-ly' ending.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often assume it is an adverb because of the '-ly' suffix, but in its specific test context, it is used to modify nouns as an adjective.

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Merkhilfe

Think of 'dis-' (no/not) plus 'legal'. It is 'not-legal-ly'—something that doesn't follow the law.

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Wortherkunft

A constructed word for linguistic testing based on the Latin 'lex/legis' (law), the prefix 'dis-' (reversal/negation), and the English adjective suffix '-ly'.

Grammatikmuster

Attributive use: 'A dislegly act.' Predicative use: 'The move was dislegly.' Comparative: 'More dislegly' (rarely 'disleglier').
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Kultureller Kontext

Used in psycholinguistic research and language aptitude testing to evaluate inductive learning abilities.

Schnelles Quiz

The investigation concluded that the company's disposal of chemical waste was _____, resulting in heavy fines.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: dislegly

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